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Article – Impact of Puberty on Youth Soccer – From goalnation.com

Below is a link to a very interesting article written by Llyod Biggs (A coach and sports scientist from California) in which he interviews Paul Hart, a Strength and Conditioning Coach at UCSB and former professional soccer player from the United Kingdom.  The interview discusses Mr. Hart's thoughts on age-appropriate fitness and physical training for [...]

By | February 10th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Science|0 Comments

The Enemy of Excellence in Youth Sports

Great article and follow up to a recent article titled "The Race to Nowhere in Youth Sports". The conclusions contain recommendations for parents, athletes, and youth sports organizations. I'd love to hear your thoughts about this topic. Drop me a line here to get the conversation started.

By | February 8th, 2015|Uncategorized|0 Comments

My Favourite Lecture from the National Soccer Coaching Conference

This past weekend, January 30th to February 1st 2015, was the 5th annual National Soccer Coaching Conference at the University of Toronto.  This year's conference featured several excellent presenters, including coaches from the CIS, Major League Soccer, and the Canadian National Teams.  In this blog post, I will be discussing the one lecture from the [...]

By | February 4th, 2015|Fitness, Science|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 5 – Social Connectivity

Starting tomorrow, and over the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting a few [...]

By | January 29th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 4 – Practical Workout Scheduling

In less than 1 week, on the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting [...]

By | January 28th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 3 – Performance Tracking

In less than 1 week, on the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting [...]

By | January 27th, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Article – Apathy toward Canadian soccer is why nothing is going to change – by Jason De Vos

Below is a link to a very interesting article, posted on www.tsn.ca, and written by Jason De Vos, former Canadian Men's National Team member, professional soccer player in Canada, England and Scottland, former coach and Technical Director of the Oakville Soccer Club, and presently a soccer analyst for TSN.  He is commenting on some of [...]

By | January 24th, 2015|For Parents, Matches|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 2 – Customized Workouts

In less than 2 weeks, on the weekend of Friday, January 30th – Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto’s Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting [...]

By | January 22nd, 2015|Fitness, For Parents, Technology|0 Comments

Why Use the Gols Mobile Fitness App? Volume 1 – Soccer-Specific Training

In less than 2 weeks, on the weekend of Friday, January 30th - Sunday, February 1st, we will be showcasing our mobile fitness app, Gols, at the 2015 National Soccer Coaching Conference, held at the University of Toronto's Varsity Athletic Centre in down town Toronto.  As a lead-up to the event, I will be posting [...]

By | January 20th, 2015|Announcements, Science, Technology|0 Comments

Red Nation Online Podcast: "From the Black Hole" Episode 41, State of the Game

Below is a link to a podcast done by Red Nation Online, a Canadian on line soccer magazine that I write articles for.  It contains an interview with my friend and colleague Dino Rossi of the Ontario Soccer Association and Ontario League 1, and and Steven Sandor, publisher of the E-Mag Plastic Pitch as well as [...]

By | January 15th, 2015|For Parents, Matches|0 Comments